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Poll: Only 17 percent see President Obama as a strong military leader
examiner.com ^ | 3/24/2011 | Joe Newby

Posted on 03/25/2011 6:21:39 AM PDT by FredJake

President Barack Obama is no General Patton.

A Reuters poll shows that only 17 percent of Americans view the President as a strong, decisive military leader, while almost half see him as "cautious and consultative."

More than a third of those polled, however, see him as indecisive in military matters.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll of 975 adults was taken shortly after the bombing of Libya - now being refered to as a "kinetic military action" by the administration. Of those polled, only 20 percent strongly supported the President's actions.

The Obama administration is known for dithering on matters pertaining to the military and national security. In 2009, the President spent months consulting with aides and military brass before deciding to send additional troops to Afghanistan. When the crisis in Libya started, Obama dithered while Americans waited to be rescued. Finally, the Administration chartered a ferry to transport U.S. citizens out of Libya.

"Careful consideration" is fine, but how long does it take Obama to make a decision? On issues like socialized medicine, minutes; On anything dealing with national security, months.

The President has come under fire from both Democrats and Republicans for his actions. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has called for his impeachment over the "kinetic military action" and Republicans are demanding the President lay out the reason for the action as well as an exit strategy.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: blogpimp; leadership; libya; military; obama
Military leader? The guy doesn't even know how to pronounce "corpsman" for crying out loud. All he knows is community organizing.

BTW, they've finally dumped all the popups and flash ads at examiner so the site loads much better.

1 posted on 03/25/2011 6:21:44 AM PDT by FredJake
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To: FredJake

17% represent muslim brotherhood here in the US


2 posted on 03/25/2011 6:24:11 AM PDT by Carley (WISCONSIN STREET NO DIFFERENT THAN THE ARAB STREET. UGLY AND VIOLENT)
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To: FredJake; DarthVader
President Barack Obama is no General Patton.

obuttbrain shouldnt even be used in the same sentence as the great General Patton.

3 posted on 03/25/2011 6:26:36 AM PDT by kingattax (99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
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To: Carley

You must be right.17% doesn’t even cover his hardcore morons


4 posted on 03/25/2011 6:26:54 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: FredJake

17%?? Really? How do they know that? How can someone without a brain communicate an opinion?


5 posted on 03/25/2011 6:28:43 AM PDT by econjack (Some people are as dumb as soup.)
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To: FredJake

Maybe the survey was a misprint and meant to say “reader”? Or “faggity ass pansy”?


6 posted on 03/25/2011 6:30:02 AM PDT by albie
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To: FredJake

“Only” 17%???

I’m astonished that it is that high.


7 posted on 03/25/2011 6:33:35 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 792 of our national holiday from reality. - It's 3 AM, where is the 'president'?)
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To: null and void
Apparently 17% of people are one or more of the following:

stupid
uninformed
degenerate
mentally challenged
true believer moonbats
encephalitic
worthless liberal America-haters
ass-kissing sycophants
brain-damaged
illogical putzes
in a coma
suffering from final stage syphilis
drunk beyond reason
high on illicit substances

...and so forth

8 posted on 03/25/2011 6:43:39 AM PDT by hal ogen (1st amendment or reeducation camp?)
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To: FredJake

That 17% is blinded by ideology, pure and simple.


9 posted on 03/25/2011 6:46:18 AM PDT by JimRed (Excising a cancer before it kills us waters the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: hal ogen

In other words, liberals!


10 posted on 03/25/2011 6:46:59 AM PDT by FredJake
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To: FredJake
Here's what I see:

Do What I Say Or You'll Be Sorry!
 General Barry Obama - Not!

11 posted on 03/25/2011 7:04:12 AM PDT by BobP (The piss-stream media - Never to be watched again in my house)
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probably the same morons that expect him to fill their gas tanks...


12 posted on 03/25/2011 7:11:45 AM PDT by wny
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BTW, they've finally dumped all the popups and flash ads at examiner so the site loads much better.

It still sucks.

13 posted on 03/25/2011 7:15:17 AM PDT by humblegunner (Blogger Overlord)
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